Release Date: November 13th, 2012
Genre: Romance, Dystopia
Publisher: Dutton Children's Books
Pages: 512
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Series: Matched #3 (Review of #1, #2)
Summary (Spoilers, highlight to view):

After leaving Society and desperately searching for the Rising—and each other—Cassia and Ky have found what they were looking for, but at the cost of losing each other yet again: Cassia has been assigned to work for the Rising from within Society, while Ky has been stationed outside its borders. But nothing is as predicted, and all too soon the veil lifts and things shift once again.

Blurb: A fantastic book that stays true to the very end.

Review: This book is fantastic. I stays true to what *I* believe is the true purpose of this book, and that is the characters and the way they react to the situations they are put in. This is NOT a plot-driven trilogy. YES, it has an awesome plot, but it comes second to the even more awesome characters. If you don't love the characters, I'm not sure you'll love this book because you aren't on a constant chase across the world with danger at every turn. And if you're expecting answers to all of your questions about the world of the book, you'll probably be disappointed.

Once again, Ally does an amazing job of making me think. We see A LOT more of the Rising in this book, and readers are forced to decide whether or not the Rising is actually good. It's very similar to how the Society looked bad/good (depending on who you are) but wasn't quite so black and white on closer examination. Nothing is handed to you on a silver platter in this book, you have to work for it. And I think that's beyond awesome.

Finally, I loved how the relationships shook out. Did everyone end up with who I wanted them to end up with? No. Certainly not. But was every choice made believable? Absolutely. To the very end Ally stayed true to her characters, her story, and her world. I have nothing but undying respect for authors who do that. And respect turns to adoration since I loved the book she stayed true to.

Thank you, Ally! I can't wait to see what you give us next!

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Of COURSE you do! And there's a few ways you can do it!

1) If you are a local, you should TOTALLY come to the release party for Reached on this coming Tuesday (November 13). It's going to be so much fun! Ally is the best ever, and so is TKE. So you know it's going to be the event of the year, if not the century. ;) You can click here for more event details.

2) Even if you aren't local and can't come to the event, you can still get a signed and personalized copy of Reached if you order before November 13! What are you waiting for?! You can order over the phone or online and they will ship to you. More information about that can be found here.

So whether you come to the event on Tuesday, or preorder a copy from TKE's website, I really hope you take the chance to support this AWESOME author and AWESOME bookstore. They both deserve much love!

It's week #2 in the read-along! By now you should have read to CHAPTER 35 in Crossed. Participate in the discussion here and at Benji's blog to be entered to win one of the Breathless Reads prize packs! Remember, only if you signed up before today can you participate!

Today's discussion question:



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It's week #2 in the read-along! By now you should have finished up to Chapter 12. Participate in the discussion here and at Benji's blog to be entered to win one of the Breathless Reads prize packs! Remember, only if you signed up before today can you participate!

Today's discussion question:


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It's time to start the read-along! If you haven't already, grab a copy of Matched and START READING!

Each Tuesday we'll come back together to discuss what we've read so far. If you participate in the discussion and answer the questions you'll be entered to win these babies:


That's right! Each discussion you participate in will gain you entries toward your choice of either of these sets of Breathless Reads books! Isn't that amazing?! We'll give away a set for each book we read (so one winner when we finished Matched and another when we finished Crossed)

Please note that you must have signed up in order to be qualified to win. And you can only enter the giveaway if you answer the question BEFORE the next question is posted. So you have until 10/9 to answer this one.

So let's get to today's discussion! Since we haven't started yet, I'll keep things simple:


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Welcome, citizens of the society. My name is Archivist Enna Isilee. You may call me Enna. Perhaps you've heard of the new uprising, perhaps you haven't. The point is, we need to get the word out as much as possible. And I need your help.

This is how it's going to work, every Monday I'm going to offer you a challenge. Should you complete this challenge, you will both help the resistance and gain entries to win a finished and PERSONALIZED copy of Reached and some one-of-a-kind swag. Buttons, posters, everything!

You also have one more day to sign up for the read-along and enter to win the first two books in the series. Click here to do that.

Are you ready? Here is your first challenge. This comes directly from management:


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Do you know what's coming November 13? Do you?! DO YOU!? I hope you do, it's Reached! The final book in the Matched series. It's going to be beyond epic.

BUT, if you're like me, then it's been a while since you read Matched and Crossed. Chances are you only have vague memories of what happened.

OR, maybe you haven't read the series at all!

Either way, we have a solution for you!

Introducing the Matched & Crossed read-along! The concept is simple, a whole bunch of us are going to read (or re-read) Matched and Crossed together at the same time. We'll discuss once a week at the host blogs (here and The Non Reluctant Reader), and there will be many chances for the participants to earn prizes. Here's the schedule:

• 10/2 Starting line! Begin reading Matched
• 10/9 Read to Chapter 12
• 10/16 Read to Chapter 22
• 10/22 Finish Matched, Start Crossed!
• 10/29 Read to Chapter 14
• 11/5 Read to Chapter 35
• 11/12 Finish Crossed, buy Reached!

Want to join us? Sign up using the form below! And below that is where you can enter to win a set of Ally's books! Three winners will get both a paperback copy of Matched, a hardcover copy of Crossed, and some awesome swag! You totally want to to do this. It's gonna be a blast! If you want some more in-depth details, check out Benji's blog.

Please note: anyone can participate in the read-along, but giveaways will only be open to US residents.

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MsBUM108qZHBn1xmDWNkr-wrqyFyeorOMZNHr5WOa46dJcWnoERkFAbtpsfd5LnlAvSZ23sg6EhYnrxxMWBSEHEhEpBydhV6qwKXUcBMi2AZRFUW4FWWu37SC53mbnqepWUBEpUFAjR4/s1600/Banner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MsBUM108qZHBn1xmDWNkr-wrqyFyeorOMZNHr5WOa46dJcWnoERkFAbtpsfd5LnlAvSZ23sg6EhYnrxxMWBSEHEhEpBydhV6qwKXUcBMi2AZRFUW4FWWu37SC53mbnqepWUBEpUFAjR4/s1600/Banner.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I'm participating in the Matched & <i>Crossed </i>read-along! The last book in the series, <i>Reached,</i> comes out November 13th, and I want to make sure I'm totally ready for it. Luckily there's a big read-along happening just for that purpose!<br /><br />This is a great chance to get caught up on the first two books, and win some awesome prizes! You can even enter to win just by signing up! Check out the host blogs (<a href="http://www.squeakybooks.com/">Squeaky Books</a> and <a href="http://readerbenji.blogspot.com/">The Non Reluctant Reader</a>) to find out more!<br /><br />Come read with me!

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